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THE SWING - Fitness analysis
I’ll be the first to admit that having only golfing experience on the driving range doesn’t qualify me to comment on the skills of the game. However from a fitness point of view any sport can be analysed to see what the main components of the movement are and which muscle groups are used. The most effective swing requires you to use your body as a whole unit coiling up like a tight spring, contorting into one of the most uncomfortable positions I think I’ve ever actually tried to get into and then release the power to end up the other way around ready to go again like a performance pendulum.
Fitness for Golf - by Jason Ziel
Golf - first impression, a long walk and a bit of game play, not particularly interesting, no twisted jeans and certainly no bad behaviour. However, with hot new talent entering the sport at an ever younger age, the image is becoming more and more popular with the possibilities of earning enough for a tidy lifestyle and serious toys to play with. Media coverage, fame, sponsorship and enough prize money to buy your dreams ensure those at the top are true professionals dedicated to their sport and this means excelling in every discipline including maintaining top physical condition.
CORE EXERCISES - Fitness for golf
There is a considerable amount of isometric exercise involved in a golf swing. This simply means that your muscles work without altering in length (if you can, imagine that your muscles normally work by shortening between two points over a joint creating movement).